Bouncer

Shoaib Akhtar admits he wanted to hit Matthew Hayden 'badly' during his playing days

Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to express his animosity on the field with one particularly brusque batsman.

New Zealand’s Wagner admits he felt 'shaky' after Steve Smith fell, but defends use of bouncer

New Zealand quick bowler Neil Wagner defended his use of the bouncer on Sunday but admitted to feeling "shaky" when he felled Steve Smith with a blow to the head in the second Test in Christchurch.

Remembering Phil Hughes: A year on, cricket looks much the same but deep down we know it is anything but

Suddenly, in a split second, everything changed when my colleague uttered two words I’ll never forget. “Hughes died.”

Philip Hughes' death still haunts David Warner

Australian opening batsman David Warner says the tragic loss of Phillip Hughes still haunts him every time he sees a batsman struck on the head by a cricket ball.

Australian training session ends early after Watson hit on head by a bouncer

Phillip Hughes' tragic death came back to haunt Australia after star all-rounder Shane Watson was hit on the helmet by a bouncer from pacer James Pattinson during their training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia vs India Tweet Report: No more 'get ready for a broken f***** arm'

Twitter reactions after Virat Kohli got hit on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer during day three of of first Test between Australia and India at Adelaide.

Sean Abbott to return to action for first time since Hughes' death

Sean Abbott, who delivered the ball that killed Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, is set to return to action after being named Monday in the New South Wales squad.

Indian cricket team wishes Phil Hughes a speedy recovery

The Indian cricket team has extended its best wishes to injured Australian cricketer Phil Hughes and his family and prayed for his speedy recovery.

Australia Test hopeful Phil Hughes in critical condition after surgery

Hospital spokesman David Faktor said Hughes arrived in a critical condition and had scans before undergoing surgery.

Most wickets in India are conducive to odd bouncer: Cutting

Australian pacer Ben Cutting says most pitches in India are conducive for bowling the odd bouncers, which can make life difficult for the batsman.